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Totally agree. I haven' t been able to watch his shows, and the clips I've seen , well, the skating isnt the same for me... the excitement, nerves, rising to the occasion... I've always loved competitive skating more than shows and while I haven't watched much skating at all this year, what I have watched is competitive. It is still what I enjoy most. Watching Junhwan, Yuma... I watch them now, but the feeling is nowhere near the same as the Yuzu years. I still love Yuzu, but my days of coming here every day are gone.

Just to clarify, when I wrote my post earlier which was quoted, I didn't mean to imply Yuzu did anything wrong. He did not. It is not his fault the media acted as it did, I was just explaining the nature of the beast (paparazzi). You also cannot compare him to others: he's a gorgeous MALE performer and that sells more papers. His perfectly normal actions and requests were always going to be ignored... I would have bet big money on it. He's too big a star, too interesting to leave alone. There was no victim blaming intended in my comments, it was rather a post reflecting my opinion of the paparazzi and how they operate... pretty much everywhere... and that is different than other media. I apologize for misunderstandings.

Very sad for Yuzu. I thought he finally had all he could wish for... and with his pro career he would have even more success and happiness, especially with a new wife to support him. How devastating for him to realize that all the things he worked so hard to achieve in life have made having a normal marriage impossible because he's catnip for tabloids. Unfortunately, in this day and age it is impossible to remain private... especially if you say you want to be private. That's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Maybe in hindsight they should have released photos on their own terms, like some celebrities do, in order to lower demand for pap pictures and control the narrative... but, I'm not in Japan so I can't know if that approach would work there. Yes, i realize that is 180 degrees out of character for him...and, No, you should not have to do this... but this is his current reality... and his actual approach did not work. I hope they can somehow figure something out so that they can be together. I'd hate for him to feel that his life, popularity, and work make any personal goal impossible. For many of us regular folks, our jobs are just jobs so it would be easy for us to give up our jobs to save the marriage... this is not the case for yuzu. It's noble that he wants to release her for her happiness, but it should not come to that.

I know I'm the only one, but I want to take scissors to those sideburns.... NOT a fan of that sort of styling. It's too stylized. (I cut my own hair this morning, so maybe that's causing the itch to use scissors some more) Edit: I noticed many of the Korean figure skating girls have longer sideburns... is this a thing? I'm sorry, im middle aged, I don't know young or eastern trends.... educate this old girl. No offense intended.

So Yuzu imagines himself skating to the music while listening to it... what a coincidence. I always choreograph programs in my head while listening to music, lol.

So, I woke up to a new day here in North America... and my brain is still saying, really? It's really true? Haha. I still laugh at the composition of the announcement (hi, married, skating, skating, skating), like maybe hoping no one would notice the word, but totally wanting to tell the world first..... and boom, it's done. Zero to Hero in 1 message ( by zero I meant zero relationship news ) i hope they are feeling the happiness of the fans and enjoying all the celebratory messages now that the cat is out of the bag. It is heartfelt.

This is yet another reason Yuzu inspires me. Today was my day off and all I've accomplished is 1 load of laundry and changing my sheets... in an entire day. On a normal day Yuzu would probably wake up at lunch, practice, write a book, pose for a magazine spread, call his parents, call his significant other, play a video game, spend time with Pooh, design a costume, video choreo a new program, nap, and bake cookies. Seriously, this guy's time management skills... I should definitely be getting more out of my time/life!!

I agree. I'm hoping, unlike the dogged British tabloids, the Japanese ones respect his privacy. So far he's kept it secret and hopefully they continue to be thwarted... unless he himself reveals more, which I doubt. He's never courted publicity other than with his skating persona. Hmm... that TV show sounds interesting now.... Remember Jason said he'd see him in September, or something like that. Still wonder what that's about...

Just because it's fun to wonder...( love that no tabloids caught this!! ) I mean, he must totally keep skating and private life separate... many people in relationships would have their partner travel with them to events, like going with him to his shows/tours... and people might catch on... I wonder if she did go to those things with him or if she stayed at home, or if she was there but neither acknowledged the other... or if she skates or does something that would explain her being around... I'm just so impressed with this. Everyone involved kept it quiet which is rare. people are good at figuring these things out. I remember people figured out Meghan Markle was dating Prince Harry just because they spotted her wearing the same bracelet in a picture, how random is that? Now I bet people will be searching for any clues they can find... but theBritish press is totally different from those in Japan, so maybe not.

So, I've seen English translation announcement but did he already get married or is he going to get married... I've seen conflicting translations... doesn't really matter, just curious.

I know we have no right to expect it, I'm always amazed and proud of his ninja skills... but I really would love to know her first name. I don't need pictures or any other info, this is Yuzu, but just to be able to congratulate Yuzu and ________ would be nice. I actually can't stop smiling... it's like my adopted grandson got married!

Congratulations, Yuzu and wife!!! How strange that sounds.... lol. But, really, boy has been very busy lately!!!!! All his pro stuff, skating tours AND a serious relationship ( but really, when you know, you KNOW so why wait?). I swear he either moves fast or has some serious time traveling skills. Wish them all the happiness they can get from this world!!

Maybe being here , there and everywhere is just too much for him now. Jun has shown he can do well training in Korea, so hopefully it all works out. And maybe, now with his success, there are more opportunities opening up for him that also demand more time from him. We shall see. Feel sad for Brian, you can tell he was sad to hear the news ( you get attached to long time students who grew up with you), but that's coaching. They come and go.

Wow. Yuzu really loves Johnny so much. He was crying harder than I have at funerals... I hope Johnny appreciates that. To me, there was nothing overly special about his skating, but for Yuzu to idolize and be inspired by him is surely one of Johnny's biggest honours... to inspire the best ever? Heady praise. Sadly, it's over another year. Hope Yuzu has a nice rest in the summer, (or whatever he considers rest) and can recharge those batteries for the events to come.

Ah yes, happy birthday!! I remember those first few days well and how hard the founders worked to make it happen. Well done and thanks to them again, for continuing to host such a warm and welcoming place